[Merged] Promote your own website

[Stuart W]

Hi all,

Thought I'd start this one off here coz I saw some realy cool users sites last time round ;)

Mine's at http://www.stusplace.co.uk

NOTE: Only users OWN sites should be posted here, let's remember it's not an open invite to spam!

[Russ]

www.russelldavid.moonfruit.com which is quite pants but I've paid for it now so I might as well use it :erm:

www.elimpentecostal.co.uk is the site for my church which I'm currently redesigning :)

[Stuart W]

So, Russ, Are you going to update the Links page on your site?

NTHW points to .com

[Russ]

Good idea :)

[Paul K]

Looks like I'm gonna have to re-work my links page too.. when I get time.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/irene.keeler/index.htm

No laughing ;) it (obviously) didnt take long to do and I haven't had time to do much work on it since. (OK so I'm lazy!)

[poolking]

www.rwaforums.co.uk/RWF

Its a general discussion site called "Poolking's Fun Factory"

:D

[Dave Stones]

http://www.geocities.com/flying_hunchback/

basically my winamp playlist and thats it!

[poolking]

Originally posted by Dave Stones
http://www.geocities.com/flying_hunchback/

basically my winamp playlist and thats it!

That's a huge playlist :spin:

[obvious]

http://www.anticap.co.uk/2.3/img/acyell295x48.jpg (http://www.anticap.co.uk)

Can we have third party links now? Not much point having a campaign if we cant flog it :D

[poolking]

Originally posted by Stuart W
Hi all,

Thought I'd start this one off here coz I saw some realy cool users sites last time round ;)

Mine's at http://www.stusplace.co.uk

NOTE: Only users OWN sites should be posted here, let's remember it's not an open invite to spam!

This thread isn't worth it with out an obligatory pic:

http://www.btinternet.com/~wizard_uk/spam.jpg :D

[bopdude]

OK after earlier teething problems I'm back on linr at


http://bopdude.moonfruit.com/

Sorry for the name lol

[Russ]

That's a lot nice than mine..... :(

[Paul K]

Originally posted by bopdude
OK after earlier teething problems I'm back on linr at


http://bopdude.moonfruit.com/

Sorry for the name lol
Interesting set of links on your site Bopdude:p

[bo-peep]

hey bob u look pretty normal in that photo. i don't think much to those pics of the guys.

[homealone]

Like the music bopdude - that kind of singing sends shivers down my back.

Great site - didn't follow all the links tho:blush:

Gaz

[bopdude]

Originally posted by homealone
Like the music bopdude - that kind of singing sends shivers down my back.

Great site - didn't follow all the links tho:blush:

Gaz

Thanks the music is by Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the site is still under construction but its getting there

[bo-peep]

haven't heard that for years.was trying think who it was

[Dave Stones]

Originally posted by poolking
That's a huge playlist :spin:

its up to 1150 tunez now havent updated it in a couple of days. it aint that big i just put everything i download onto winamp... only about 80 albums or so

[Theodoric]

Originally posted by Russ D
www.russelldavid.moonfruit.com which is quite pants but I've paid for it now so I might as well use it :erm:

www.elimpentecostal.co.uk is the site for my church which I'm currently redesigning :)
Having just visited your sites, may I throw in a question for discussion.

Should you open a site to the public when it is at a very early stage?

Pro: All publicity is good publicity.

Con: It irritates people; they see a link, go there and there's nothing to see.

[Stuart W]

I'm undecided on this one....

I 'launched' my site pretty much as soon as Apachie (webserver software) was installed... but I keep a blog on the front page informing people of the goings on.

As I have a forum there, it gives users more of a sence of community.... that's probably the wrong word to use under current circumstances, but you get my drift ;)

People have joined the forum and got to see different aspects of stusplace come and go. They also get to sudgest stuff for the site.

All in all, I think it's ok to promote an un-finished site, but not to leave it that way!
Too many peoples sites say stuff like "I'm updating this site" or "I'll be adding more soon" but nothing changes for weeks on end.

[MikeyB]

Links to my two main websites are in my sig :-)

There are other sites I'm involved with, but they are just too strange/weired/scary/shamefull to even think about linking to!

[Graham]

Originally posted by MikeyB
There are other sites I'm involved with, but they are just too strange/weired/scary/shamefull to even think about linking to!

What, like mine?

nthw.team Edit: Link Removed due to nature of site.

[CuddlesTC]

It's ages since I last updated (can't think of anything amusing to write about thanks to developing a rubbish life recently), but for what it's worth: FlanWeb (http://www.flanweb.co.uk)

[MikeyB]

Originally posted by Graham
What, like mine?

nthw.team Edit: Link Removed due to nature of site.

Well, I never got too see your site, and as the link was deleted, I doubt my sites contain anything like yours!!!

My other ones are just odd, and nobody but the people involded would understand them (hell, even I don't sometimes!) :rolleyes:

[{FU}Fubar]

www.aurorabikes.co.uk is the bike company i own ;)

[poolking]

Originally posted by {FU}Fubar
www.aurorabikes.co.uk is the bike company i own ;)

Looks great.

Got a little suggestion put a title in your page so in IE it doesn't come up as "Unititled Document" ;)

[Nidge]

Our site is for cabbies www.taxiandprivatehire.co.uk :wavey: :wavey:

[willie]

Well here is a few i am working on......................
http://www.freetechelp.com/phpBB2/
http://www.freetechelp.net/phpBB2/
http://www.phpinstalls.com/phpBB2/
http://www.freetechelp.org/FMB/

i also have a few more in mid development. :D :D

[Graham]

Originally posted by Graham
What, like mine?

nthw.team Edit: Link Removed due to nature of site.

Oh good grief!

Please can you tell me just what is the problem with the "nature" of my site?

There is a clear warning to anyone who follows the link, it's registered with Surf Watch, Net Nanny, Cyber Sitter et al so any responsible parent knows that their children won't be able to access it and there is no explicit sexual content.

Oh, and it's already been discussed on here in the "what do people do" thread without, seemingly, any problems or objections from anyone, so please tell me, what is the problem?

[Graham]

Originally posted by MikeyB
Well, I never got too see your site, and as the link was deleted, I doubt my sites contain anything like yours!!!

Well it's still locatable from the "www" link on the buttons under my messages, so if you want to have look, you'd better be quick before the Gedanken Polizei decide that's unacceptable too :spin:

[Marcus_Tandy]

www.eldorado.me.uk

Is my website :)

[Stuart W]

Just finished updating to the latest version of my forum software & customized it a bit....

http://www.stusplace.co.uk/Forum

Could do with more members tho.... maybe I should make some entries in search engines......

[Stewh]

here's mine....

ESDev (http://www.esdev.co.uk)

Zone Racing (http://www.zoneracing.com)

Craftwork Direct (http://www.craftworkdirect.com)

tons more

[Bifta]

I spend far too long developing site's for customers and I've never got round to doing one for myself. I'm not even sure what I'd put on it other than a portfolio :(

[Mark W]

ive only been meaning to do something proper with my space for, oh, about 6 months now - its still the original 'learning to build a website' one ive had for ages :(

www.masterlymayhem.com

[Emperordalek]

Ok quick plug for my site.

If your searching for the best deal for UK based Plus (+) DVD blank media. Check out my site. Updated frequently with the best prices to be found on the net.

Its been running since Christmas but has recently been revamped and its now getting around 40 hits a day.

DVD + Price Guide UK (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/emperordalek)

[TigaSefi]

Talk about unfinished hehe mine at
www.nonbeanbaggers.co.uk/forums and that it lol I still tweaking my linux box but the forums fully working. Hopefully I'll do a Index page soon enuff when I get my freakin' proftpd working so i can upload stuff.

[obvious]

My site is still in beta but ready for feedback. www.dlfaq.co.uk is a downloader's FAQ and more (plug plug plug).

Those of you who know me will know why I've started it up. Best of all it's hosted on my ntl webspace. lol

[Dupre]

http://www.the-simpsons.co.uk

:-D nothing on it, but its cool to own, and show off with.

[ic14]

My site: www.kcharles.demon.co.uk
Not a lot on there!

[peterska2]

I have http://forums.getaroom4.me.uk where we just flirt and have a greta laugh and also www.ianpeterslimited.com which is our family business

[Maggy]

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cytherean1/



Incog.

[Topcat]

A straightforward explanation of "Fdisk" with pictures.

http://myweb.freeserve.com/fdiskindetail/Index1.html

Topcat

[Topcat]

Sorry wrong address try this

http://mysite.freeserve.com/fdiskindetail/Index1.html

Topcat

[Stuart W]

Umm....

No mention of:-
FDISK /FPRMT
FDISK x /PRI:n (/PRIO:n) /EXT:n /LOG:n (/LOGO:n)
FDISK /MBR
FDISK /Q
FDISK /STATUS
FDISK /X
FDISK /ACTOK
FDISK /CMBR x
FDISK /PARTN
FDISK /PRMT

[bob_a_builder]

www.ianpeterslimited.com which is our family business
Do I see I pyramid before me, or is it just MLM

[Dave Stones]

Originally posted by bob_a_builder
Do I see I pyramid before me, or is it just MLM

looks like a avon etc clone to me...

[dd2k]

My Sites
http://uki-networks.co.uk - My Web Hosting compay
http://xbox.uki-networks.co.uk - My Xbox to STB guide

Sites that arnt mine but i help build/Maintain
http://nagare-en-jujitsu.co.uk/ My Ju Jitsu Clubs web site
(there are more but havnt fully launched yet)

[distortal]

Hey, if we be plugging:

Business: http://www.distortal.com/

Lotto: http://www.the-lottery.info/

Personal: http://www.bl0g.co.uk

Short Links: http://xsls.com

[Alan Waddington]

I do the website for my local radio club www.qsl.net/fdrs

There's nothing much on my NTL website, so I'd give that a miss.

[anarion]

http://uk.geocities.com/m1683uk/index.htm

[KingPhoenix]

Webhosting business site I-Web Solutions (http://www.i-websolutions.co.uk)

All NTHW members get a different rate PM me and i will send you the link to the NTHW member packages.



This site isnt mine, but i assist in the running and production of phpBBFM (http://phpbbfm.net) Which is a Fully Modded version of the forum phpBB.

[willie]

This site isnt mine, but i assist in the running and production of phpBBFM Which is a Fully Modded version of the forum phpBB.
Been there a cool site :D :D :wavey:

[Ste Riley]

shamless plug... mines half done not much there:

http://ste-riley.co.uk

[ic14]

Plug:
Now got a forum on my website, have a looksee!
www.kcharles.demon.co.uk

[nighthawk]

www.scream2.barrysworld.net

www.networkscotland.com (Still working on this one)

[Bifta]

Originally posted by KingPhoenix
Webhosting business site I-Web Solutions (http://www.i-websolutions.co.uk)

All NTHW members get a different rate PM me and i will send you the link to the NTHW member packages.



This site isnt mine, but i assist in the running and production of phpBBFM (http://phpbbfm.net) Which is a Fully Modded version of the forum phpBB.


I'm sure I've seen that template before, is it a design empire one? btw, on your £14.99 package which offers 30 gig transfer a month, what is the asterix for? Are there some conditions to using this amount per month?

[KingPhoenix]

Originally posted by Bifta
I'm sure I've seen that template before, is it a design empire one? btw, on your £14.99 package which offers 30 gig transfer a month, what is the asterix for? Are there some conditions to using this amount per month?

I couldnt tell you, i didnt do the site design :(

We have 2 developers that deal with that side of things


the asterix on the 30Gb package???? ive just looked at the page again, and the asterix is actually next to the word Bandwidth, and if you scroll down the page a lil you will see

* Bandwidth overusage is now charged at only £1.50 per1000Mb

HTH, if you wanna discuss further, PM me ;)

[anarion]

http://uk.geocities.com/m1683uk/index.htm

online yearbook for my uni class still under construction so be nice!!!

[MadGamer]

Mines pretty good its at

www.nicka.demon.co.uk have a look at the forum and i signed up to proboards.com for this pretty cool. just click on the Gaming World link and then click on REGISTER.

E - Mail me if you want to discuss the website

just click on the " E - Mail Me link" on the homepage.

[Bifta]

Originally posted by WNA
Mines pretty good


No it's not :)

[Stuart W]

Agreed. That has to be one of the worst boards I've ever seen!

Just how many pop-up adds are needed???

I downloaded Invisions PowerBoard and feel it is a far superior board.

The only thing I liked about your entire site was clicking the X in the top right corner of IE6.

[Mal]

I'm starting to feel sorry for WNA. Leave him be.

[Stuart W]

Originally posted by Mal
I'm starting to feel sorry for WNA. Leave him be.

Did you sign up to his forum?

[Mal]

Originally posted by Stuart W
Did you sign up to his forum?
No.......

but you're all picking on him:D It won't do his confidence any good..... :)

[Stuart W]

Might improve his web design tho :D

Or at least encourage him to get shot of that awfull "FREE" board which opens a whole new browser for an add with every click!

[Bifta]

Originally posted by Mal
I'm starting to feel sorry for WNA. Leave him be.

It's an unwritten law that you never boast about your own web site, the punishment for breaking said law is to have your site picked apart (no matter how fantastic (or in this case, crap) looking it is)

edit: spotted this on his "site" too

© 2003 Gaming World. The trademark belongs to it's respective owner

I'm willing to bet my ears that he hasn't had the name "gaming world" trademarked (chances are someone else has though).

[MadGamer]

No i made that copyright up myself just to make the site look good ok!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MadGamer]

And i don't see the people saying that anyones elses site is CRAP just mine!!!!!!!!!!!:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

[Mal]

Originally posted by WNA
And i don't see the people saying that anyones elses site is CRAP just mine!!!!!!!!!!!:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
Just to point out, you did set yourself up for a fall, by saying it was good. :)

Is it your first attempt?

[poolking]

WNA, a little suggestion for you, if you can't take critiscm then don't post your site. ;)

[MadGamer]

IT WAS MY FIRST ATTEMPT YOU KNOW!!!!!!!:mad::mad: :mad: :mad:. and of all the websites ive visited of people i don't know well they're pretty CRAP as well!!!!!
:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

[Rara Avis]

*To WNA. It's a great start. Most of the guys on here work in I.T or related fields. Many of the others spend all day on the net and are all knowing, or like to think so. ;)
Don't worry too much about people being hard, just learn from any constructive comments and ignore the others.
From what I've seen on here, most of the members are here to help each other. Take it on the chin. I mean, my site's tosh and I'm NEVER going to come on here saying 'come look at mine, it's fantastic'. In fact , I'm not telling anyone where it is ;) That's asking for it. But I'm learning and picking titbits up as I go along.
Do the same, mate. You'll be fine.

Just a thought, you may have copyright, which you do by creating the site etc and don't need to register it to have legal rights, but the trademark is a different issue completely. I'd get it sorted.

[poolking]

Originally posted by WNA
IT WAS MY FIRST ATTEMPT YOU KNOW!!!!!!!:mad::mad: :mad: :mad:. and of all the websites ive visited of people i don't know well they're pretty CRAP as well!!!!!
:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Get the bee out of your bonnet and read my post. I'm giving you some friendly advice.

[MadGamer]

As for the forum, i SIGNED UP to a website that provided it for free there is nothing i can do about the banner ads, ok the forum comes ready made like that there is nothing i can do. i mean if i had the money i would pay to get rid of them but i don't for the moment.

[MadGamer]

Yes it was my first attempt Mal

[Stuart W]

OK, the forums arn;t your fault in terms of pop-ups and overall design, but YOU are the one thatsigned up for such crud!

I'm not being nasty on a personal basis, but you did post it here knowing we would go take a look... you realy shouldn't have biged it up!

You should have gone for something like.....

I have set up my first website. The forum area is hosted by another company and uses pop-up adverts, does anyone know of a better free one?

now, take a look at some of the other sites on this thread and click on peoples "WWW" links to get an idea of the kind of standards you are being compared with before saying "mines pretty good".

[grum1978]

ok...Chill out please people :Peaceman:

i don't think it all that fair to say that anyones website is 'crap' or not very good. People should recognise that making a website is an achievement in itself and if you can give someone productive advice all the better.

Lets not forget life is one big learning curve ;)

I am currently 'building' my first website so i will be looking for any useful tips when i post the link :)

[Maggy]

Originally posted by Stuart W
Might improve his web design tho :D

Or at least encourage him to get shot of that awfull "FREE" board which opens a whole new browser for an add with every click!

I doubt that constant criticisim does much good for any one's learning curve.It just makes them defensive.
Now if you had said that it was a good start for someone his/her age but then went on to offer suggestions it might have been a way to educate him/her and encourage them on to better things.

I have to say I've got rather tired of the jump on anyone attitude that is becoming prevelent at this site.How about giving folk the benefit of doubt EVERYONE,not just Stuart.


WNS-It was a good start at your first attempt.However if you ask nicely around the board I'm sure some kind person will give you some advice and help IF you want to improve it or do do an even better site.I can't help you I'm afraid as I just use Namo webeditor myself.:)

Incog.Getting off her teachers box.

[Stuart W]

Originally posted by grum1978
<snip>I am currently 'building' my first website so i will be looking for any useful tips when i post the link :)

Bit of advice....

When you post the link here DON'T say "It's pretty good" just stick with it's my first attempt, what do you tjink?

Or, what kind of improvements could I make? etc.

[grum1978]

Originally posted by Stuart W
Bit of advice....

When you post the link here DON'T say "It's pretty good" just stick with it's my first attempt, what do you tjink?

Or, what kind of improvements could I make? etc.

Thats exactly what i would do as i know that a lot of people on this website do this kind of thing for a living or are very good at it.

I think i will need all the help i can get when you all get to see it :)

[Seb]

Originally posted by Stuart W
Bit of advice....

When you post the link here DON'T say "It's pretty good" just stick with it's my first attempt, what do you tjink?

Or, what kind of improvements could I make? etc.

Yeah, well put really. I dont want to get onto anybodys side (especially as i'm creating me first website too!!) but, i thought that WNA your approach was well... how do you put it... a little forthright.

Hey we all had/have to start from somewhere, but just thing about your approach. You'll receive a welcome response if you approach the people nicely on here :D

Seb

[Maggy]

Originally posted by grum1978
Thats exactly what i would do as i know that a lot of people on this website do this kind of thing for a living or are very good at it.

I think i will need all the help i can get when you all get to see it :)

Personally I wouldn't bother.I'm doing my website for me not anyone else.I hope people will like it because of the subject and will overlook any deficiencies of web design because I'm not really interested in web design or coding.It's the subject that matters to me.

Incog.

[Shaun]

From the attitude I thought KA was back:rolleyes:

[ic14]

I admit it i know WNA, he lives near me.

[MadGamer]

If anyones got any tips on how to improve my site let me know. Also i could do with some help. and im sorry about all the things i said. I will be more posotive from now on.

[Maggy]

Well said.

Now is anyone else going to say sorry?

Incog:)

[Alan Waddington]

For a first attempt I don't think WNA's webpage is the worst I've seen by a long chalk. Cheer yourself up with this (http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail51.html) When its done, don't forget to click on the link on the last page. If you miss it it's here (http://www.homestarrunner.com/cheatintro.swf) . Feel any better

Alan :)

[Stuart W]

I have nowt to appologise for.

Right, positive tips....

Consider dropping the script for the text to scroll round the mouse. It uses more bandwidth than the rest of the whole page.

Spruce up the front page with some pics and a background colour.

Have a look on Google for other 'free' forums with either no popups or limited to one popup per session.

Have a good look at other peoples personal homepages and get some design ideas that way. If you see something you like, take a look at the HTML source to see how it's done, then incorporate it into your own site. A bit like you would have for the script ;)

HTH

[MadGamer]

Does anyone know of a site where i can:
1. Sign up for a FREE forum
2. with no pop ups

if anyones got any suggestions let me know

[Russ]

it's unlikely you'll find one like that because the hosts have to make their money by either subscription or advertising.

You could try www.ezboard.com which is free for 30 days, after which you just get banner ads and the occasional pop-up.

[MadGamer]

I found a forum company but they're not accepting registration at the moment.

The Site Is www.aborwood.com

[poolking]

Invision Board do a free board but with limited support, they do offer hosting as well.

[MadGamer]

Whats the address of Invasion Board?

[Bifta]

Originally posted by WNA
Whats the address of Invasion Board?

Google is a wonderful tool

[poolking]

Its invision.

[MadGamer]

I know that but they don't do Forum Hosting:D

[MadGamer]

Whats the address of Invision?

[Stuart W]

http://www.invisionboard.com/

I use this board on my site... you will need hosting for it!

It will need PHP + MySQL.

I host my forum on my Linux box via my Cable Modem.... I purchased the domain stusplace.co.uk and just point it to my IP addy.

I don't think you will find something "free" that will host this board and it's MySQL database TBH.
You are probably better off looking for a site which lets you use their boards and suffer a banner add. At least banner adds don't open a shed load of browsers.

[Edit] IPB will host your board for you, at a cost...

Price (per/mo) $10.00
Setup Fee * $10.00
Data Storage & Usage
Bandwidth 10 GB
File Storage 50 MB

They are the "Basic" prices, more money gets you more bandwidth / storage.

Having said that, $10 per month is pretty expensive for what you are getting.

[MadGamer]

Thanks for that but i want one that will host for FREE like proboards.com

[Stuart W]

http://www.google.com

They don't do hosting, but are good at searching for peeps that do.

[MadGamer]

Still stuck on which host to choose can anyone help?

(For a Forum)

[Russ]

Did you try ezboard?

[poolking]

Go to review sites like these:

www.webhostingtalk.com
www.yourhostsucks.com
www.webhostingratings.com
www.freewebspace.net

[MadGamer]

These are all ok but i want to host a forum like the one i had from proboards.com but with out the pop ups and the banner ads and of course i want one for FREE :D :D :D :D

[poolking]

Originally posted by WNA
These are all ok but i want to host a forum like the one i had from proboards.com but with out the pop ups and the banner ads and of course i want one for FREE :D :D :D :D

You will not get anything like that without paying.

So you are going to have a little reality check and start look at host between $5.95 and $6.95 a month or a very cheap yearly host.

Another word of advice, don't register your domain name with your host, if you part on bad terms they could hold your domain name to ransom.

[Stuart W]

You can find free boards hosted by other companies, but you will have to suffer adertising on them....

Just go for one with banner adds NOT popups.

Oh, and use Google more, you seem to be asking for stuff that comes up on the first result of google!

[MadGamer]

Could you give me an example of what i would type in?

[MadGamer]

The one ive got at the moment hasn't got pop ups but it has got banner ads

[Stuart W]

What, your ProBoards one??

That opens a new browser with every add, about 1 every 3 clicks on the site!!

That is pop-up ads.

Banner adds are the ones that just sit on the page you are looking at.

[MadGamer]

Could you give me an example of what i would type in?

on google for the forums

[Stuart W]

free board

That came up with:
http://www.ezboard.com/
http://www.boards2go.com/
http://www.discusware.com/index.php

on the first page alone.

[MadGamer]

I registered on www.boards2go.com, but i was wondering how i start threads?

[MadGamer]

Forget about the post above

[MadGamer]

I registered on Dream Tools for the forum

[MadGamer]

There is just ONE banner ad for upgrading but i won't bother with that

[Bifta]

you see that "edit" button next to the one marked "quote"?

[Russ]

Originally posted by Bifta
you see that "edit" button next to the one marked "quote"?

WNA please can you refrain from making multiple posts, please use the 'edit' button as Bifta says, or try to post everything at once. :)

[MadGamer]

Sorry:bigcry: i diddn't realise

[MadGamer]

I have registered with Invision go to my website then click on the link to register on the forum. You must REGISTER before you can post

[Bifta]

Originally posted by WNA
I have registered with Invision go to my website then click on the link to register on the forum. You must REGISTER before you can post

Why would we want to do that? We'd hardly be joining a thriving community.

[grum1978]

Originally posted by Bifta
Why would we want to do that? We'd hardly be joining a thriving community.

hardly fair now is it...every website has to start somewhere doesn't it.

:rolleyes:

[Bifta]

Originally posted by grum1978
hardly fair now is it...every website has to start somewhere doesn't it.

:rolleyes:

And demanding that people go to a site and register is ok then? :rolleyes:

[grum1978]

Originally posted by Bifta
And demanding that people go to a site and register is ok then? :rolleyes:

No-one was demanding anything he/she was just advising people that you have register on the site to see and post on the forum!!

It all seemed fine to me ;)

[MadGamer]

I went back to have my proboards.com forum because it was the easiest option. And you have to REGISTER:D on the forum before you can post

[dd2k]

Originally posted by WNA
I went back to have my proboards.com forum because it was the easiest option. And you have to REGISTER:D on the forum before you can post

check ya Pm's m8

[Stuart W]

I run my board so that visitors can see the most usefull forums without registering.

Once registered, they get access to more forums.

That way, people can post anonymously to ask for advice, if they like what they see, they can sign up and be part of the StusPlace community. If they just want a bit of help with something there's no need to sign up.

This means all the members are members because they wanted to be, not because they had to register to post.

[LooeyUK]

Just been upgraded to Invision Power Board 1.2 :)

My site is called "The Computer Forum" and can be found at

: : http://www.thecomputerforum.co.uk : :

Its only really just been started, only have a few members sadly. I hope to make it more popular :)

[Tricky]

He looked but did not find...URL dont work

[Stuart W]

Works fine from here.

BTW, LoonyB, why don't you use the IP Dynamic Lite interface as your main page?

[Dave Stones]

ok for anyone who fancies a right good laff, ive just got my leeds festival 2003 photos uploaded to my website at THIS LOCATION (http://www.geocities.com/flying_hunchback/) :D:D

some are god-awful...

[th'engineer]

wonder who has this site (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/thengineer/) :)

[Dave Stones]

Originally posted by th'engineer
wonder who has this site (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/thengineer/) :)

me? ;)

[th'engineer]

Originally posted by Dave Stones
me? ;) :D

[MadGamer]

Cool:D

[Stuart W]

Originally posted by LooeyB
Just been upgraded to Invision Power Board 1.2 :)

My site is called "The Computer Forum" and can be found at

: : http://www.thecomputerforum.co.uk : :

Its only really just been started, only have a few members sadly. I hope to make it more popular :)

Forum is looking nice mate, but that front page is pretty dire!

As you now have V1.2 why don't you use the IP Dynamic Lite option from the Admin panel?

It's easy to set up and will give you a nice looking front page ;)

This (http://www.stusplace.co.uk/index.php) is my IP Dynamic Lite page, compared to this, (http://www.stusplace.co.uk/index.html) which is the Blogg for my site!

Either one looks better than a text link :cool:

If you have problems setting up IP Dynamic Lite, PM me, or post on my forums & I'll walk you through it :D
FYI, you don't need to register to post in the help sections ;)

[preacher]

If you play Baldurs Gate games....come here (and cooties to the missus Pirotess who created the faq's)

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ryan.pascall/

[Alan Waddington]

Originally posted by preacher
If you play Baldurs Gate games....come here (and cooties to the missus Pirotess who created the faq's)

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ryan.pascall/

You mean't http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ryan.pascall/BG2/

:)

[aliferste]

And this is mine....

http://www.theriverkelvin.co.uk

Its dedicated to fishing a river i live close by........part of the site is allso linked to a fishing blog which i do :)

Ive still to sort out info of the river and some links. I would also like some nice buttons instead of text for the front page but im not sure how im going to do it :(

[Chris]

This is us:

http://homepage.mac.com/towny

Mainly taken over by our son!

[Theodoric]

Originally posted by aliferste
And this is mine....

http://www.theriverkelvin.co.uk

Its dedicated to fishing a river i live close by........part of the site is allso linked to a fishing blog which i do :)

Ive still to sort out info of the river and some links. I would also like some nice buttons instead of text for the front page but im not sure how im going to do it :(
Until now, Kelvin meant to me either the famous 19th Century physicist, Lord Kelvin, or the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow("we now take you to Kelvin Hall, Glasgow for a broadcast of . . . "). Now I know that a river lies behind them both. :)

[aliferste]

Originally posted by Theodoric
Until now, Kelvin meant to me either the famous 19th Century physicist, Lord Kelvin, or the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow("we now take you to Kelvin Hall, Glasgow for a broadcast of . . . "). Now I know that a river lies behind them both. :)


WooHoo :)

[rippedoff]

what will i do with this one?

NTL - do you want to buy? be good for ntl customers accessing account, web, etc. details ?

:D

[Stuart W]

:rolleyes:

[Tiptoes]

Mine are below.



3 x serious

2 x spoof

[SMHarman]

www.thesilvernutmeg.com or www.thesilvernutmeg.co.uk

My Wifes really, Wedding Stationary, Invitations, and Accessories.

[handyman]

Right mine are live now, please be nice I not had time to do the front page and not spent much time on the forums.
page (http://www.marks-stuff.co.uk/) and forums (http://www.marks-stuff.co.uk/forum/)

hm

[Stuart W]

Hmm.. I recognise that IBS board!!

Take a look at mine (http://stusplace.pointclark.net/Forum/) or the one I done for my mate (http://chains.pointclark.net/ses/forum/) to see what they can look like ;)

[handyman]

lol stu give a chap a chance. All updated now not much more to tweak :)

[Stuart W]

Hey, that's much better!!

Sorry, I didn;'t mean to be having a go, it's just that whenever I see a 'standard' bulletin board / forum it makes me want to scream from the hilltops "GET A SKIN!!" :D

The skin you have chosen (from bbskins.org?) is a nice one, I used to use a similar one for that XP kinda look, but it had many many bugs in it, including no-popups!

I have since changed to a vBulettin kind of look. I'm still hacking it about and making subtle changes, but I am the kind of person to be constantly updating / refining anyway!

BTW, I am using version 1.3, though it is not 'released' yet, it is still in beta stages, it is very good!

[MadGamer]

Hey, that's much better!!

Sorry, I didn;'t mean to be having a go, it's just that whenever I see a 'standard' bulletin board / forum it makes me want to scream from the hilltops "GET A SKIN!!" :D

The skin you have chosen (from bbskins.org?) is a nice one, I used to use a similar one for that XP kinda look, but it had many many bugs in it, including no-popups!

I have since changed to a vBulettin kind of look. I'm still hacking it about and making subtle changes, but I am the kind of person to be constantly updating / refining anyway!

BTW, I am using version 1.3, though it is not 'released' yet, it is still in beta stages, it is very good!
Stuart W do you have to download the invision power board forum to access it?

[Stuart W]

Stuart W do you have to download the invision power board forum to access it?

Not sure what you mean...

You can download it and install it, or you can use the on-line 'test' one.
The test one will give you access to the admin panel as if it was your own, so you can try most things out.

here (http://www.invisionboard.com/demo/) is a link to the demo forum. Log in as admin with the passord admin to get access to the admin and mod panels.

But, to just access a IB forum, you don't need to download anything.

[handyman]

Hey, that's much better!!

Sorry, I didn;'t mean to be having a go, it's just that whenever I see a 'standard' bulletin board / forum it makes me want to scream from the hilltops "GET A SKIN!!" :D

The skin you have chosen (from bbskins.org?) is a nice one, I used to use a similar one for that XP kinda look, but it had many many bugs in it, including no-popups!

I have since changed to a vBulettin kind of look. I'm still hacking it about and making subtle changes, but I am the kind of person to be constantly updating / refining anyway!

BTW, I am using version 1.3, though it is not 'released' yet, it is still in beta stages, it is very good!

no problem, noticed your portal page so nabbed that idea ;)

All tied in on one link now here (http://www.marks-stuff.co.uk)

[edit]Any ideas why it does not pick up cookies and auto log in, the login on the portal does not work either and I think the 2 are related???

[Maggy]

I have updated my site at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cytherean1/


Incog. :)

[Stuart W]

no problem, noticed your portal page so nabbed that idea ;)

All tied in on one link now here (http://www.marks-stuff.co.uk)

[edit]Any ideas why it does not pick up cookies and auto log in, the login on the portal does not work either and I think the 2 are related???

Nice!! ;)

Yes, the two are related, it's down to cookies.

Make sure you insert your domain details in the Admin cookie panel.

[Richard M]

<OT>

Nice avatar Stu, it's just like your old BBC one but more illegal. :D

</OT>

[Stuart W]

<OT>

Nice avatar Stu, it's just like your old BBC one but more illegal. :D

</OT>

I don't know what you mean :angel: I just liked the pretty leaves!! :cool:

[Tiptoes]

Mines in my sig

[homealone]

I don't know what you mean :angel: I just liked the pretty leaves!! :cool:

no wonder they won't let you have an avatar on .com :D

[SMHarman]

www.TheSilverNutmeg.co.uk
(and .com but thats just a gateway link)

[dr wadd]

www.amigameorlame.com

I`m afraid the scores do not make too pleasant reading for the XBox and PS2 fanboys.

This was Site of the Month in Edge magazine at some point last year. :)

[MadGamer]

Made some adjustments to my site. www.nicka.demon.co.uk

Still a few pages i haven't touched yet but its still work in progress.

[Stuart W]

Umm.. I don't mean to be rude, but it hasn't changed much since I looked in August (http://forum.nthellworld.co.uk/showpost.php?p=44114&postcount=120).

[Alan Waddington]

I have updated my site at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cytherean1/


Incog. :)

I like Monet myself & have a couple of prints hanging in the living room.
My favourite of your 'Engine Landscape' is number 9 :) Of your computer generated landscapes, 'Peace' my favourite. If you did some larger versions they would make very nice computer wallpapers.

Alan

[MadGamer]

I have downloaded Invision Power Board (The free version) but i have no clue as to how to set it up can anyone help?

[Richard M]

Read the instructions, it's dead easy. :)
Just make sure that you have a MySQL database created for the forum (you will need to write down the details for the install script).

[Stuart W]

It is indeed easy.

You just need to upload the files, CHMOD a couple of files & dir's, create a MySQL database and you are away.

IBS include an install php script which walks you through everything.

[MadGamer]

MySQL is this included with the board?

[Richard M]

:erm:
No, you need web hosting with PHP (v4+) and MySQL.

[MadGamer]

Where can i get these and do i have to pay for them?

[Tricky]

www.mysql.com
www.php.net
I'd also recommend you get the MySQL control centre to aid you with administration...
Enjoy - There are also packages that contain all the relevant applications MySQL, PHP, APACHE etc. (do a search on this site)

[MadGamer]

Got them now how do i install them and do i do it to my webserver?

[Alan Waddington]

Where can i get these and do i have to pay for them?

If you rent some webspace you usually get PHP & mySQL. Free webspace that comes with ISP accounts usually doesn't have these. Suitable webspace is inexpensive these days, starting from around £15 - £25 a year (depending on vendor) for a small amount of bandwidth and if you don't want your own domain.

You can install a webserver, PHP, mySQL & bulletin board on your home computer, but of course others could only use it when your computers connected to the internet. It's worth doing this anyway, if you intend to rent some PHP enabled webspace as it allows you to try stuff out without spending any money. Try to find a install version that installs a webserver (e.g. Apache), PHP and mySQL all at once, as this will save you having to do some manual configuration.

/edit I was typing too slow again :)

[handyman]

Got them now how do i install them and do i do it to my webserver?

Contact King Pheonix from here or go through the link in his sig.

He does a nthw member package for 99p per month link to his site (http://www.i-websolutions.co.uk/nthwwhosting.html).

100mb wed space
2000mb bandwidth
1 SQL database

Can't fault it :)

Also has a program called fantastico that auto installs software into the space such as Invision power board.

Mine I have done with this here (http://marks-stuff.co.uk/forum/index.php?act=home).

Fully reccomend his hosting, happy customer.

mark

[John Smiths]

New website up and running - using IPB forums...:

Lime-Leaf (http://limeleaf.ath.cx)

[Paul]

New website up and running - using IPB forums...:

Lime-Leaf (http://limeleaf.ath.cx)

Blimey - I like green but that is a bit much :eek:

[Florence]

I am in the process of designing a new website template. I have the logo and navigation sorted. I used notepad for the layout so far looking for some more ideas was thinking of placing the logo as a watermark in the background. Any help gratefully recieved. test template here (http://www.kittysworld.co.uk/test/Index.htm)

[Stuartbe]

Blimey - I like green but that is a bit much :eek:

Me too........ Little to much green there :Yes:

[Maggy]

Me too........ Little to much green there :Yes:

Hmm! I reckon you two are a little colour blind.It is not green but aqua,a nice combination of blue and green. :pp

I like it Kitty it's very soothing.Better than red anyday. :rolleyes:

Incog. :)

[Bifta]

I am in the process of designing a new website template. I have the logo and navigation sorted. I used notepad for the layout so far looking for some more ideas was thinking of placing the logo as a watermark in the background. Any help gratefully recieved. test template here (http://www.kittysworld.co.uk/test/Index.htm)

I'd seriously consider resizing that logo, picking different colours, choosing a better font that Times New Roman and setting different colours for your hyperlinks. You also managed to lay out your content-type and DTD tags in exactly the same order as Dreamweaver does them .. spooky ;)

[neel2k]

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/patel2k/shirt/

[trentsteel]

http:\\www.trentsteel.tk

[Rough.D]

Thought I would join in the fun LOL

Php Nuke Site (http://www.tcsaxon.co.uk/html/index.php)

My latest attempt (http://www.stevescr.co.uk)

The last one will be changing soon I hope if I can get motivated and use some of the benifits from the host :)

[Florence]

I'd seriously consider resizing that logo, picking different colours, choosing a better font that Times New Roman and setting different colours for your hyperlinks. You also managed to lay out your content-type and DTD tags in exactly the same order as Dreamweaver does them .. spooky ;)
That is spooky as I havent got dreamweaver on the pc atall. Can't afford it. I am from the poor end only work term times so bottom pay scale.

If you mean this I was told to put it in by a friend <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> he did't explain what it was for or did just said I would need it.
I also built these two pages using notepad they was my first ever in notepad http://www.kittysworld.co.uk/webhost/

[Wolf]

This be my best efforts for a site. www.wolfs-domain.co.uk

[Alanmelon]

Bit late on this one but here's a site I run for a local footie team, not that I know a jot about football.
www.erithandbelvederefc.co.uk (http://www.erithandbelvederefc.co.uk)
Hosted by good ol' I-Web of course.

[hjf288]

Own Sites:
http://webfusion.hhxnet.net - Webhosting

Hosted Sites:

http://www.basrahmedia.com - Designer
http://evilprawn.hhxnet.net - Friends Website (Graphics, etc)

Been so busy ... never found time to make my own site ... :/

[Eccles]

www.strzelecki.co.uk (http://www.strzelecki.co.uk) - a kind of gateway to my other sites/personal website. Someone in switzerland has the .com damn them!:)

[Bifta]

I also built these two pages using notepad they was my first ever in notepad http://www.kittysworld.co.uk/webhost/

See now the font colour and face on that page is perfect for the bg.

[Maggy]

Just added some pages about Salvadore Dali at my website. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cytherean1/

Incog. :)

[Richard M]

Cant actually remember if I have posted here......if i have .....apologies

Any suggestions welcome :)


Same as above, if I have it was a long time ago...I'm playing "catchup" at the moment because I hadn't updated it since November due to losing 'net access! :o

www.richardm.co.uk

[MadGamer]

Heres mine.

http://www.nicka.demon.co.uk . Tell me what you think and any improvements i could make. Also on my images page how do i make my images into clickable thumbnails?

[homealone]

Heres mine.

http://www.nicka.demon.co.uk . Tell me what you think and any improvements i could make. Also on my images page how do i make my images into clickable thumbnails?

Hi Wayne

dunno how to do the 'clickable thumbnail' bit, but as a general comment, the file sizes of the images you have up atm are rather large. It's bearable on my 600k connection, but anyone on dialup is going to take ages to load the pages. :)

[MadGamer]

Hi Wayne

dunno how to do the 'clickable thumbnail' bit, but as a general comment, the file sizes of the images you have up atm are rather large. It's bearable on my 600k connection, but anyone on dialup is going to take ages to load the pages. :) How can i make the file sizes smaller?

[Maggy]

How can i make the file sizes smaller?

What Graphics software do you use?


Incog.

[MadGamer]

What Graphics software do you use?


Incog. Standatd Paint that comes with Windows XP

[Maggy]

Standatd Paint that comes with Windows XP

You short on cash I suppose?If so you need to go to http://www.irfanview.com and download this free software and you will be able to resize your images and convert to jpg.

Don't forget to download the plugins as well.

Incog :)

[MadGamer]

Ok thanks. I want to put a frame on my website but have no idea how to make one and how to link it to all my pages and put the links in themselves. Can someone help me with this?

[Bifta]

Ok thanks. I want to put a frame on my website but have no idea how to make one and how to link it to all my pages and put the links in themselves. Can someone help me with this?

http://www.htmlgoodies.com/tutors/fram.html

[MadGamer]

http://www.htmlgoodies.com/tutors/fram.html Thanks, it is going to take some doing tho.

[Alanmelon]

My latest effort - no laughing at the subject though. Must go, nurse will be here for me soon....
www.elisaportelli.co.uk (http://www.elisaportelli.co.uk)

[Maggy]

I've just added another section to the art appreciation section at my website.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cytherean1/index.html

Incog.

[Florence]

I am building this website for my college course and would like some constructive critisum... It was built using notepad today.
limo2carriage (http://www.kittysworld.co.uk/test/limo2carriage/limo2carriages.htm)

I would also like your views on the domain name I have used limo2carriage others I had shortlisted were:
Limo4hire, Specialy4you, 4specialtimes, 4thebigday, urcarriage, and limo2carriage. (Limo4hire.co.uk wasn't available) I went with limo2carriage.co.uk

I will continue to add the pages but might have to move it to ntls webspace if it looks like its going over my limit.

[Julian]

Good work Kitty. :)

How about showing the carriage as it would appear on the day.... with the horses as well. :)

[Tezcatlipoca]

Hmm, OK, here goes....

MOD EDIT (Tez): Link removed as doesn't exist anymore


The main thing it has so far is my digicam photo gallery, plus there's a few other bits.

Still needs a lot of work, plus it would help if I actually knew anything about web design, LOL.

Also may not be accessible to everyone yet, as NTL's DNS servers don't always seem too happy with it (yet other DNS servers have no problem...Turn3 (http://www.turn3.co.uk/) say they are going to talk with NTL about that though)


MOD EDIT (Tez): OK, I've taken that link out as the site no longer exists there. I have now changed hosts from T3 to I-Web ( ;) :) ), plus got a new domain name, & am currently sorting the site out..."coming soon"

[mart44]

There are two sections to mine. Both linked to each other from their homepages but here are the seperate URLS as well;

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/boots44

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/boots44/tvidset.html


*Edited to add* Very nice artwork Ingognitas!

[Maggy]

Hmm, OK, here goes....

www.smokingmirror.org


The main thing it has so far is my digicam photo gallery, plus there's a few other bits.

Still needs a lot of work, plus it would help if I actually knew anything about web design, LOL.

Also may not be accessible to everyone yet, as NTL's DNS servers don't always seem too happy with it (yet other DNS servers have no problem...Turn3 (http://www.turn3.co.uk/) say they are going to talk with NTL about that though)

I get nothing either!

[Tezcatlipoca]

I get nothing either!

Agh. Bloody NTL. AFAIK it works fine using any DNS other than theirs (I'm currently using easynet's DNS). I'll have to harrass them again.

[aliferste]

Updated and completely redesigned mine :)

http://www.theriverkelvin.co.uk

[Stuart W]

Same here....

http://www.stusplace.co.uk
It was off-line for months after a mix up with domain transfer, I finaly got it all resolved last night and have started re-building.
Official launch is April 1st (couldn't resist!) and it will be a site dedicated to map making for on-line games.

I am starting off with Battlefield 1942 as I have already made some maps for this & so have a few of my friends. (this includes the Desert Combat mod) I am also including Battlefield Vietnam and Far Cry as these are both new games & come with map editors.

[MadGamer]

Same here....

http://www.stusplace.co.uk
It was off-line for months after a mix up with domain transfer, I finaly got it all resolved last night and have started re-building.
Official launch is April 1st (couldn't resist!) and it will be a site dedicated to map making for on-line games.

I am starting off with Battlefield 1942 as I have already made some maps for this & so have a few of my friends. (this includes the Desert Combat mod) I am also including Battlefield Vietnam and Far Cry as these are both new games & come with map editors. Ahh welcome back Stu. Heres mine

http://www.nicka.demon.co.uk now that ive completely redesigned it it should look better. I also have an Invision Forum. This is free so it will have ads im afraid.

[Stuart W]

WNA... there should be no adverts with an invisionboard mate.
I've just had a quick look-see at your site & you have a great big banner add slapped in your forum.

If this was part of a deal for you to have IPB set up for you, cool.
If not, are you sure you have to have the ad?

http://www.stusplace.co.uk has an IPB forum with *NO* adds whatsoever.

[MadGamer]

WNA... there should be no adverts with an invisionboard mate.
I've just had a quick look-see at your site & you have a great big banner add slapped in your forum.

If this was part of a deal for you to have IPB set up for you, cool.
If not, are you sure you have to have the ad?

http://www.stusplace.co.uk has an IPB forum with *NO* adds whatsoever. Im going to pay to get them removed eventually. Im also going to get a bigger online drive (currently 8MB) *Waits for Stuart W to shout at him*

[Stuart W]

8M?????

OH MY GOD!

Thass the shouting out the way ;)
Do you want me to have a chat with my host?
I get 1Gig of webspace, 5Gig per month bandwidth with:
10 subdomains
10 parked domains
10 FTP accounts
50 e-mail accounts
10 MySQL databases
10 Postgresql databases
Unlimited e-mail forearding
Unlimited e-mail autoresponders
All running on a nice FAST server using Linux with PHP, FrontPage extensions, Pearl, Apache etc. all with a lovely control panel which includes Fantastico!

All that for £50PA!

Admitedly, I go it on a special deal with one of my mates (who happens to be an independant ISP) but I could have a word & see what I can get you ;)

[Bifta]

8M?????

OH MY GOD!

Thass the shouting out the way ;)
Do you want me to have a chat with my host?
I get 1Gig of webspace, 5Gig per month bandwidth with:
10 subdomains
10 parked domains
10 FTP accounts
50 e-mail accounts
10 MySQL databases
10 Postgresql databases
Unlimited e-mail forearding
Unlimited e-mail autoresponders
All running on a nice FAST server using Linux with PHP, FrontPage extensions, Pearl, Apache etc. all with a lovely control panel which includes Fantastico!

All that for £50PA!

Admitedly, I go it on a special deal with one of my mates (who happens to be an independant ISP) but I could have a word & see what I can get you ;)

It's a lot cheaper for him to use i-web, you're back then I see, have you stopped sulking then? ;)

[MadGamer]

It's a lot cheaper for him to use i-web, you're back then I see, have you stopped sulking then? ;) I agree Bifta ill go with i web when i get some cash. (Im SKINT). Looking at the packages what would you recommend?

[aliferste]

I agree Bifta ill go with i web when i get some cash. (Im SKINT). Looking at the packages what would you recommend?

Just to let you know, Im on Iweb as well, found them great....just got the base package though :)

[MadGamer]

When i get the webspace, I want a vbulletin forum but do i have to pay in $$$?

[KingPhoenix]

yes you will have to pay for a vBulleting license, we are currently looking at doing some hosting packages that include a vB license, but this wont be launched for some time yet, (Willie/Web Junkie has more info about this)

KP

[Stuart W]

It's a lot cheaper for him to use i-web, you're back then I see, have you stopped sulking then? ;)

Who are i-web?
A quick google came up with a nasty pop-up infested search engine.

(not going to rise to the childish 'sulking' comment.)

[Bifta]

Who are i-web?
A quick google came up with a nasty pop-up infested search engine.

(not going to rise to the childish 'sulking' comment.)

i-web host this site, lots of my sites and plenty of other members sites and .. childish? :D What were your reasons for leaving again?

[Stuart W]

i-web host this site, lots of my sites and plenty of other members sites and .. childish? :D What were your reasons for leaving again?

Could I have a link please?
(Again, not rising to it mate ;) )

[Tezcatlipoca]

Could I have a link please?
(Again, not rising to it mate ;) )


Main site: http://www.i-websolutions.co.uk/

Deals that KingPhoenix arranged for NTHW members: http://www.i-websolutions.co.uk/nthwwhosting.html

[Stuart W]

Thanx Tezcatlipoca ;)

[Edit] After a quick look, it would indeed be a cheaper option if you are hosting a basic site with a single forum.

Shame it isn't cheaper for my requirements :(

[KingPhoenix]

tell me your requirements, i guarantee to be cheaper :pp

[Toxsick Kitty]

Hello everyone....I introduced my self in the Introductions bit, and here I am, bravely showing off my site(s), or should that be showing myself up....I keep meaning to amalgamate them all on my NTL webspace, one day soon, eh!
My main site was started a couple of years back, to display a bunch of E-Cards I made, and I keep updating it regularly with seasonal stuff, at the moment Easter of course. Mostly kewtsey stuff, some humour as well:
http://www.geocities.com/gigiuk69
I put some of my digital photography on this site, they are all local pix from Manchester from the past year or so:
http://www.geocities.com/fabmanchester
Finally, a site for a few of my stoopid animations and jokes, dancing kittens and such:
http://groups.msn.com/fishchipskittens (http://groups.msn.com/fishchipskittens)
Have a look in sometime if you're bored, sign my guestbook if you like anything you see!

[Stuart W]

tell me your requirements, i guarantee to be cheaper :pp
Well, I get:
10 subdomains
10 parked domains
10 FTP accounts
50 e-mail accounts
10 MySQL databases
10 Postgresql databases
Unlimited e-mail forearding
Unlimited e-mail autoresponders
SSH access (Linux box)

for my £50PA, of which I use:
7 subdomains
5 parked domains
8 FTP accounts
22 e-mail accounts
4 MySQL DB's
0 Postgresql DB's
6 mail forwarders
4 autoresponders
I also use 2 dedicated mailing lists (using 'mailman')
I'm currently using just over 800M of my space and have already gone through just over a gig of bandwidth this month, so after a brief chat, I am upgrading to 10G webspace with 30G bandwidth...
Getting this for 1 month free, then a total of £65 PA.

If you can beat it, quote me happy :D

(I allready have my domains with 123reg so can re-point to any nameserver ;) )

[EDIT] Whilst I'm at it...

I pay £300per quater (can get £875 per year) for a dedicated Linux server...
P4 2.5G
1G RAM
RedHat distro
Currently running 'Battlefield Vietnam' 20 player server, 'Battlefield 1942' 20 player server and 40 channel TeamSpeak server.
It is on a 100M link and it chews up about 60 - 100G bandwidth per month.

Can you beat it? (admitedly, it's nowt like webhosting, but thought I'd ask ;) )

[Martin]

Well, I get:
10 subdomains
10 parked domains
10 FTP accounts
50 e-mail accounts
10 MySQL databases
10 Postgresql databases
Unlimited e-mail forearding
Unlimited e-mail autoresponders
SSH access (Linux box)

My host offers
25 subdomains
25 parked domains
25 FTP accounts
Unlimited e-mail accounts
25 MySQL databases/Postgresql databases
Unlimited e-mail forearding
Unlimited e-mail autoresponders

All for 49.99 a year. :)

[Flip]

I'm new to all this and working on the main site... the Flophouse Blog is up and running...the actual Flophouse is a couple of weeks away..


Flophouse Blog (http://theflophouse.blogspot.com/)

There's a link to the main site...but as you'll see I've got the decorators in...:pp

[KingPhoenix]

Well, I get:
10 subdomains
10 parked domains
10 FTP accounts
50 e-mail accounts
10 MySQL databases
10 Postgresql databases
Unlimited e-mail forearding
Unlimited e-mail autoresponders
SSH access (Linux box)

for my £50PA, of which I use:
7 subdomains
5 parked domains
8 FTP accounts
22 e-mail accounts
4 MySQL DB's
0 Postgresql DB's
6 mail forwarders
4 autoresponders
I also use 2 dedicated mailing lists (using 'mailman')
I'm currently using just over 800M of my space and have already gone through just over a gig of bandwidth this month, so after a brief chat, I am upgrading to 10G webspace with 30G bandwidth...
Getting this for 1 month free, then a total of £65 PA.

If you can beat it, quote me happy :D

(I allready have my domains with 123reg so can re-point to any nameserver ;) )


I would have to know what it is you do with your space, as thats alot of space for a website :confused: But i would probably put you on a reseller package (like many people here) that have a number of sites.



[EDIT] Whilst I'm at it...

I pay £300per quater (can get £875 per year) for a dedicated Linux server...
P4 2.5G
1G RAM
RedHat distro
Currently running 'Battlefield Vietnam' 20 player server, 'Battlefield 1942' 20 player server and 40 channel TeamSpeak server.
It is on a 100M link and it chews up about 60 - 100G bandwidth per month.

Can you beat it? (admitedly, it's nowt like webhosting, but thought I'd ask ;) )
I can do a P4 2.8 1GB DDR 80GB for £93 a month (£79 setup fee applies)


OK, this isnt the place to really be discussing all of this, if your interested, PM me ;)

[hjf288]

Dual Xeon 2.0Ghz (Hyperthreading - 4 Virtual CPUs)
1GB DDR RAM
160GB IDE or 73GB SCSI HD
5 IP Addresses
1000GB Transfer
$40 setup, $140/month

P4 2.8G with hyperthreading (512k L2 cache FSB 800)
2GB RAM
120GB Hard Disk x 2
RedHat 9
No Setup Fee
$59.95 per month
(Only problem is Hong Kong)

As you see there are many better deals on the market :)
Just that sometimes you make compromises, sometimes you dont.

Having your own dedicated server is def the way to go though.

Btw im not advertising, just showing some deals that Ive seen around

[willie]

Just done a revamp of my site still working on the template being used though.
http://www.freetechelp.com

[Maggy]

Been revamping the frontpage and Degas part of my site.Had me tearing my hair out as I managed to screw up another part of the site at the same time. :rolleyes: I find the NTL FTP site very peculiar to work with and I have to delete an old page BEFORE I upload a newer version. :mad:

I'm going to work on the Monet,Picasso and Van Gogh sections next and make them simpler.

Incog.

[Tezcatlipoca]

Hmm....

I've now changed domain name & web host (gone with I-Web :) ), & so far have had none of the problems I had before.

So, here goes..... :erm:

www.smokingmirror.co.uk

Not much there at the moment apart from my photo galleries.

Still needs a lot of work, & I still need to think of other things to do with it.

But, well, I'm busy, and lame, and have no web design skills or training, so it could be a long process.

Anyway...

[Alanmelon]

It's another depraved site, courtesy of Alanmelon;

www.shoppingtvbabes.co.uk

[sonygeezer]

Hi,
My site is just about my local area Norwich.

[Bifta]

Hi,
My site is just about my local area Norwich.

Are you Alan Partridge?

[Stuart W]

Lots of re-vamping and a split...

www.stusplace.co.uk no longer has Bf map info, it's moved to www.mapediting.co.uk

[TheBlueRaja]

www.scottyb.co.uk

With laods of retro games for you all (Pacman, Space Invaders etc..)

[KingPhoenix]

Lots of re-vamping and a split...

www.stusplace.co.uk (http://www.stusplace.co.uk/) no longer has Bf map info, it's moved to www.mapediting.co.uk (http://www.mapediting.co.uk)
both not working here :confused:

[(-JaS-)]

It's a start...much more to add

http://www.ithelpforum.com - Go have a look !!

Thanks

(-JaS-) :)

[neo4u]

Have a look HERE (www.vent-room.com) this could be just the place you want to be able to post.

As you can say almost anything you like (within sensible limits) there.
also im thinking of changing over to vb for my little venture into the world of forums.

and i know the theme is crap but its only staying as it is untill the changerover to vb

[MadGamer]

I need some ways to attract more members to my forum. There is nothing i can do about the ads so it can't be that. I haven't changed any of the categories. So what can i do?

http://s4.invisionfree.com/wayneaustin96

[Chris]

I need some ways to attract more members to my forum. There is nothing i can do about the ads so it can't be that. I haven't changed any of the categories. So what can i do?

http://s4.invisionfree.com/wayneaustin96

ummm ... keep thinking up ways to bring it up in conversation on other forums? :D ;)

Here, I'll go sign up if it makes your stats look better :)

[Plonking]

ummm ... keep thinking up ways to bring it up in conversation on other forums? :D ;)

Here, I'll go sign up if it makes your stats look better :)
I signed up too :) Lol, I have a forum as well... and its like getting blood out of a stone to actually make people sign up and talk! My experience with websites, forums, etc. is that you have to spend 99% of your time promoting your project like a maniac... and then, once it becomes successful, cut out most of what you made because it all gets too cluttered!

I wish you the best of luck, because I totally know what it feels like to have made something, spent lots of time on it, and then find no one wants to join in ! :ghugs:

I think another problem as well is getting newbies involved in message boards.. most people have no clue what to do, but, to people like us, its second nature to sign up to a board and start posting. I've started making a really in depth tutorial for my board.. but it's really dull to write, becuase, to me, its too simple. To others, though, the information will be a really steep learning curve.

P

[Alanmelon]

Hi Wayne.

I know you've been trying to encourage new members for a while, and again, I don't want to be negative but there's no point having a forum just for the sake of wanting to admin one, especially when the content and themes are so similar to this site.

As I suggested before, it's incredibly rare to be able to create a successful forum simply on the basis of it's own existence. You need to have a unique theme or content for your website which people actually want to see, then use the forum as an extension of that. If you give people a reason to come to your forum, and give them something to discuss there with likeminded people then you will have more success.

[MadGamer]

Hi Wayne.

I know you've been trying to encourage new members for a while, and again, I don't want to be negative but there's no point having a forum just for the sake of wanting to admin one, especially when the content and themes are so similar to this site.

As I suggested before, it's incredibly rare to be able to create a successful forum simply on the basis of it's own existence. You need to have a unique theme or content for your website which people actually want to see, then use the forum as an extension of that. If you give people a reason to come to your forum, and give them something to discuss there with likeminded people then you will have more success.Ahh but you see after taking the advice before i completely changed the categories and forums on the board. :D Edit: i have approved those two accounts who registered.

[Tezcatlipoca]

Ahh but you see after taking the advice before i completely changed the categories and forums on the board. :D Edit: i have approved those two accounts who registered.

I admire your perseverance, Wayne, but the problem as I see it is this:

If you promote your forums at an existing forum (such as CF) which already has an established userbase & has very similar (& very active) forums to the ones you have created, then I can't see how you would really hope to gain many new members.

When people, while browsing a forum they regularly use (e.g. CF) see your forum link & visit it, and see that it has similar (but unused) forums, I'd think that most would be unlikely to sign-up & use your forum too - as they can already discuss Current Affairs, Computers, Games & so on here (for example).

If that makes any sense...

As Alan said, attracting members to a forum can be very difficult.

You need a reason for people to join, something different to here & other places.

I suppose there's also a "vicious circle" type thing with forums...people don't like to join & post in empty forums, yet if people don't join & don't post then the forums stay empty...(you need members for there to be activity, but you need activity for there to be members)

It's quite hard, & I understand the problem myself.

Like Alan said, have you thought about actually having a proper website, with the forums as an extension of it? (I know you were thinking before about signing up with I-Web).

Can you perhaps get your friends to join your forum, & use it, so that it "gets the ball rolling" & makes it more active?

[Maggy]

I have finally revamped the pages with tables.I hope it now looks a lot better than it did.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cytherean1/index.html

Incog. :)

[Stuart W]

both not working here :confused:Grr...

I have the following sites set up with my host:
http://www.stusplace.co.uk (http://www.stusplace.co.uk/) - My forum (revamped again)
http://www.mapediting.co.uk (http://www.mapediting.co.uk/) - spin off from the above
http://www.roadrunnersmaps.co.uk (http://www.roadrunnersmaps.co.uk/) - somewhere to get BF1942 / DC / EoD maps (very new site!)
http://www.battlefieldmaps.co.uk (http://www.battlefieldmaps.co.uk/) - Parked to above address
http://www.sesforum.co.uk (http://www.sesforum.co.uk/) - My on-line gameing clan

I was using a different host for stusplace and mapediting & when I transfered the databases & forums to their new home, my friendly EX-host decided not to release my TAG :(
NOTE: if you use FREEOLA or GETDOTTED and want to transfer your domain, I feel I should warn you..... they suck!

All sorted now though ;)

Feel free to nose about my sites, but to download from any of them you will need to register (this keeps my bandwidth costs down and keeps my forums free ;) )

[Note for Nizza] As you may notice, I dropped vBulletin in favour of IPB. 2 reasons for this, 1: IPB has (IMO) better skinning and more user friendly admin / mod panels. 2: IPB let you use their board for free!